Stunning violet purple leaves and pink flowers makes this variety perfect for flower beds and pots. The licorice taste is wonderful paired with tomatoes, and it colors and flavors homemade vinegars. A member of the mint family, basil is great as an herbal tea for stomach complaints. Pinch often, mulch, grow in organic, well-drained soils.

In Hindu mythology, sacred basil is an incarnation of the goddess Tulsi, offering divine protection. Important in Ayurvedic medicine, used for colds and flu and a powerful adaptogen for counteracting stress. It is a beautiful mounded plant with narrow light green leaves and small lavender flowers blooming on small spikes that attract bees. A wonderful soothing tea is made from the leaves, fresh or dry.

This unique flower will captivate you with the fragrance of lilies and hyacinths and an artistic form reminiscent of a nautilus shell. A heat-loving tropical vine that blooms late summer to fall. Keep overwinter up North dormant for more blooms the following year. Also known as Snail Vine.

For the kid in us, a deliciously chocolate scented cosmos flower! The species was illustrated in Curtis' Botanical Magazine in 1883. This choice selection is more compact and flowers summer to fall. Maximum flowers in areas with warm days and cool nights. Grow in regular to rich well-drained soils; avoid wet clay soils as they may rot in such conditions. Develops a tuberose root that can be overwintered like dahlias in damp sand in a cool area. Keeping over will result in more robust plants the following years.

This vespertine beauty has furled petals of lilac striped with deepest purple that twist open at dusk, in the evening, releasing a powerful lily-like fragrance. These upward facing flowers bloom all summer, thriving in summer heat and are drought tolerant once established.

A sparkling white selection for the evening garden, or wherever the purity of white blossoms and light green leaves is appreciated. The trumpet-shaped flowers are lightly citrus scented, and bloom in clusters all summer.

Jefferson received this seed from its native southwest and grew it at Monticello—perhaps he was as captivated by it as we are. Outrageous curvy pink stamens dotted at the tips with orange pollen reach out a good 2" from the magenta throated white trumpets. A sweet orange blossom scent draws nighttime visitors, human and invertebrate alike! Grow in moonlit gardens or in pots placed on the patio. Stake in more fertile soils to underpin its relaxed bushy growth. Tuberous roots.

Described in a seed catalog of 1889 as "leaves light green, marbled, very ornamental." Slightly later to bloom than other selections, the chartreuse foliage taking center stage until the neon pink flowers appear. Sweet, orange-blossom scent.

A delicious, sweet, orange-blossom scent is cast on the air every afternoon as these rare, striped, trumpet-shaped flowers open. This rare selection features the striped flowers that so enraptured past generations of gardeners. The scented flowers attract hummingbirds by day and moths by night.

Garland chrysanthemums are rich with history, utilized for their potent medicinal qualities and nutrition packed leaves and, as the name suggests, as traditional adornments. We think the creamy yellow flowers look like little roses that sit atop the strong growing plants, really coming into their own as days shorten.

Brush against this maple-leaved selection and release a blast of sweet pure lemon fragrance! Tall, bushy and well-formed 'Mabel Grey' grows easily in a large pot in and is fantastic bedded out in the garden among summer flowers and veggies. Lovely small orchid-pink flower sprays appear late season.

Also called 'Dr. Livingston', this variety has been found to contain almost 100 times as much citronella as the publicized citrosa. Take advantage of its insect repelling properties and place a few pots on the patio. The scent is strong lemony-rose; the flowers are lavender with purple spots. Listed in an 1871 American garden catalog.

An essential herb of early colonists, who favored useful kitchen herbs over merely decorative flowers. Rose cakes, syrups, and potpourri all were made with this sweetly scented variety. Small pink flowers tip the branches in early summer.